TSA weighs $1K fine for Portland airport stripper

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who stripped naked during a security check at Portland International Airport says he expects the Transportation Security Administration to uphold its $1,000 fine at a hearing Tuesday.

John Brennan, of Portland, says that’s fine with him. He plans to appeal in federal court to force a review of the constitutionality of TSA searches and inspections.

He was fined for disrupting the screening process last year. Brennan says he was cooperative but stripped to show he wasn’t hiding anything after a screener reported finding traces of nitrates, which could indicate an explosive.